The Defense

[Bm]Nothing comes easier than madness in the world today
[Bm]Mass paranoia is a [C]mode not a melody
[Bm]Yeah Id like to watch all thousand cable channels but theres nothing on
[Bm]high speed connections monitored [C]daily by the pentagon
[Bm]These things are seldom what they seem
[Bm]Im not inclined to enjoy my [C]dreams
Wont [F#]go away

[Em]No peace and no friends
[G]We trace the mortal edge
[D]To state the obvious
[B]This world is [C]peril[D]ous for us
[Em]No sense and no guide
[G]Aint it beautiful to be alive
[D]I wont resign before the struggle ends
[B]So Ill const[C]ruct this [D]sound defense[Em]

Pm. [Em]

[Bm]We are the prey and culture is the predator
[Bm]Im running out of time where con[C]ditions are positionnal
[Bm]Shadows of a doubt cast reluctance and depravity
[Bm]Theres got to be a way to over[C]come this grim reality
[Bm]Is there an option left for me
[Bm]Im not immune to desponden[C]cy
[F#]Theres no way

[Em]No peace and no friends
[G]We trace the mortal edge
[D]To state the obvious
[B]This world is p[C]eril[D]ous for us
[Em]No sense and no guide
[G]Aint it beautiful to be alive
[D]I wont resign before the struggle ends
[B]So Ill const[C]ruct this [D]sound defense

[Am]Theres a signpost on the [G]corner
And it keeps everybody [F#1]safe
[E]We were all made in the shade
[Am]And your mothers in the [G]kitchen
Where shes patching all the cracks in the [F#1]wall
We never had to care in the [F]world     Ohhho[E]ooohhhh

[Em]Too much to sacrifice
Its hard to recognize
[G]Just a compromise of purely deadly alibies
[D]Its combinational
The pressure so intense
[B]So Ill const[C]ruct this sound d[D]efense

[Em]Nothings plainer than the madness in the world today
[G]I must conceal myself and steal myself and break away
[D]I seek initiatives in matters that are black and white
[B]So Ill const[C]ruct this sound [D]defense

Pm. [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]